We don't know why Valve seems to like Thursdays as much as they do; but that mid-week adoration continues this week for their annual - and almost legendary - Steam Summer Sale.
Though Steam typically likes to surprise us with the facts (though they're generally mined from a database beforehand) the news slipped out from Paypal yet again who've built up a history of leaking the big day in the past with their hasty promotional campaigns.
It’s official. The #SteamSummerSale starts 22/06 at 6pm BST and PayPal customers get an extra £5 off *terms apply. https://t.co/PdXnlKZ6qh pic.twitter.com/hobxCz3TBm
— PayPal UK (@PayPalUK) June 20, 2017
PC Gamer brought the news into the limelight while reminding us that Paypal let the Winter Sale slip last year, too. They do, however, raise a point - the date slipped last year when Reddit got hold of a screenshot from the Steam Developers group that pointed toward the June 22 launch. With last year's event taking place on June 23, it was a strong indication... and a Thursday.
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A Valve community rep went on record to confirm this year's start date following the Paypal tweet that also dropped the exact time - 6pm BST (another staple of Steam's update policy). There's no mention of an end date, but we usually expect Steam's big sales to go on for around 2 weeks.
And according to Paypal, its users are eligable for a further £5 reduction on purchases made through Steam during the sale. Considering how cheap games typically get on Valve's marketplace during a sale, another £5 off could turn even the most recent AAA releases into pocket change.
